Personal Info
- Country of residence: United Arab Emirates
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Muhammad Assaf is a Palestinian singer who started singing at an early age, and appeared in several of his video songs. His fame began to increase after he won the Arab Idol program in its second season, on MBC 1, and he had a distinguished presence in several festivals, where he participated with a song at the opening of the 2014 World Cup and produced the film Idol in 2016
His artistic career
His artistic career began when he was a child, when he participated in the operetta “Palestinian Vanguards,” in which he sang for children’s right to education. He was influenced by patriotic songs from a young age, as he sang the song “Stay witty, ya country” for Palestine when he was eleven years old. As for the most famous song, “Ali Al-Kufiya,” which he sang when he was 16 years old, which became one of the revolutionary Palestinian heritage songs, and in a record period of time, this song became one of the most broadcast and beloved works of the Palestinian people. He previously participated in the New Star program in Palestine, in which he sang for the jury remotely due to the inability to attend the program’s studios due to the siege of Gaza. The participation that is considered to have changed the course of his life is his participation in Arab Idol. He impressed the jury at all stages of participation, especially in the first test stage, which he was able to catch in the auditions in Egypt, as he was threatened with not being able to participate in the program due to his exposure to problems at the border and the judges having to wait for him for long hours. Since the start of the broadcast of the Arab Idol program, Assaf was able to catch the attention of the Arab audiences with his wonderful performance, and everyone praised his voice and bet on his victory. After a long journey and intense competition between the three participants, the audience chose him as the star of the program in first place with more than 68 million votes from all over the Arab world, and he was crowned the star of Arab Idol. In its second season. Assaf's victory was not an easy matter, as the streets of Palestine were filled with joy over her son's victory, and social networking sites were filled with a torrent of comments launched by a group of artists, media figures, and actors in which they congratulated Assaf for his victory and for Palestine for her son's victory in the Arab Idol title. News of his victory was also reported by many international newspapers, channels, and websites, such as Yahoo, the BBC Persian and Arabic, the Voice of America, Al Arabiya, and Al Jazeera. And also Iranian websites, such as the Palatrain website and Asr Iran. Then he embarked on his artistic career, which was crowned with the success of his singing albums and his hosting of major theaters to hold international festivals with the participation of his musical band led by Maestro Yaqoub Al-Atrash.
His private life
Assaf had a failed official engagement experience in 2016, as he was engaged in a short-lived engagement to the Palestinian media personality, Lina Al-Qishawi, who currently works as a broadcaster on Al Jazeera.
In August 2020, Assaf married a girl from outside the artistic community named Reem Odeh, who holds Palestinian and Danish citizenship, and they have a son named Rayyan.
Its effect
Former Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad posted on his official Facebook page a call to the Palestinian people to vote to support his compatriot, the young man Muhammad Assaf, who participated in the second season of Arab Idol. Some newspapers commented on the similarities between the resigned president and the ambitious participant, and the son of President Mahmoud Abbas attended the live episodes at MBC studios in Beirut, Lebanon, to follow and support him.
Media coverage
The news of Muhammad Assaf’s victory was published in many international newspapers, channels, and websites, such as Yahoo, the BBC Persian and Arabic channels, the Voice of America, Al Arabiya, and Al Jazeera. The news of Muhammad Assaf’s victory was also published on Iranian websites such as the Ballatrin website and Asr Iran.
Muhammad Assaf and his celebration in Gaza
Palestinian artist and “Arab Beloved” Muhammad Assaf confirmed that the dismissed government run by Hamas in Gaza prevented him from holding concerts in the Strip.
His participation in an operetta about the history of Islam
In 2014, Muhammad Assaf participated in the operetta “The Clusters of Light,” which is a 90-minute theatrical operetta that narrates the life of the Prophet. Its lyrics were written by the Saudi poet Abdul Rahman Al-Ashmawi and its music was composed by the Bahraini artist Khaled Al-Sheikh. The musical arrangement and conduct of the orchestra was performed by the German composer Steinhäuser. More than one person participated in it. 200 actors from around the world, including Hussein Al Jasmi, Lotfi Bushnak, Ali Al Hajjar, and Muhammad Assaf.
Singing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Joseph Blatter, President of the International Federation of Association Football, sent a letter to Gabriel Rajoub, President of the Palestinian Federation, to confirm the participation of Muhammad Assaf in singing during the 2014 World Cup. Assaf re-published a tweet by Blatter, President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), which said that the Palestinian singer The young man will sing during the official opening of the FIFA Congress in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo in June 2014.
The voice of Muhammad Assaf was the only Arab speaker who sang at the 64th FIFA Congress ceremony in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, in the presence of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, FIFA President Joseph Blatter, and football legend Ronaldo. Assaf presented his song “Yalla Yalla”, which was “prepared and released specifically for the occasion, making him the first Arab singer ever to participate in the opening of a global ceremony affiliated with FIFA, within the framework of organizing the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Muhammad Assaf raised the mood during He presented the song with a storm of enthusiasm, accompanied by an elite group of Brazilian musicians and instrumentalists, who were keen to give the song a “fusion” music feel, giving the song special Brazilian musical touches, according to what the company reported in a statement, a copy of which was received by CNN Arabic.
The song "Yalla Yalla", whose fans contributed to writing its lyrics and was followed by millions around the world via live electronic broadcast on the Internet, was supervised by the world-famous musician Rodney Jerkins, while the music composer Michel Fadel and the poet Nizar Francis collaborated in setting its tunes and writing its lyrics.
Albums
2013: Alienation
2014: Assaf
2017: We don’t miss you
2021: Stories about Palestine
Medley Palestine
Oh girls of our country
Leah and Leah
Your sea is Gaza
Oh Ramallah today
Long live sweet
On the hot side
Video songs
Hey Arabs!
Oh my lawful, my money
Where can I go?
Yes, I will sing
Swords of glory
We don't miss you
Rani with Fadeel
Roll With It with my track
God's peace
Pamper us
Palestine, You Are the Soul (lyrics: Sami Afaneh, composed by: Muhammad Al-Mudalal), 2021
Single songs
Ali keffiyeh
All I say is that it's over, I'll forget it
Oh my country, I love you, your loved ones
Alienation
Enough to regret
You can come to me in my dreams
We are coming back, homeland
Assaf360
Oh Abu Hussein
Raise your head
Oh mother, guide your men
Swords of glory
Where can I go?
surgeon
What can you tell us?
Yes, I will sing
Asayel rose
From the similarity he creates forty
My daughter
Let's sit down
Oh my goodness, my money
Hold on to Becky
Leave without talking
My blood is Palestinian
Who am I sad about?
Follows the moon
Aalouma Aalouma
Our sweet memory
I will not impose myself
My story with him
Rani
On this earth
We don't miss you
You need care
Your place is empty
Roll With It
honestly
For your sake, you are the series “Bride of Beirut”
What a sweetness
Pamper us
God's peace
Palestine, you are the soul
Your mirror
Snail
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Achievements and Awards
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